Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1940s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Wood
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Marble
Late 20th Century Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
19th Century European Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1920s Scandinavian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Mid-19th Century African Moorish Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bone, Wood
Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Stone
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
20th Century British Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1870s American American Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain, Rosewood, Paint
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stoneware
2010s Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Quartz
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1920s Indonesian Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Sheet Metal
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
17th Century Dutch Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic
19th Century Dutch Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Satin, Wood
19th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Chrome
1960s European Belle Époque Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
2010s European Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
1890s French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
20th Century British Other Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Vintage Screens and Antique Room Dividers on 1stDibs: Japanese Screens, Chinese Screens and Art Deco Screens for Sale
Whether they are implemented as decorative accents or makeshift partitions to ensure privacy, antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers easily introduce sophistication and depth to any space in your home.
The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties.
Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. They took on considerable event-based importance when the structures gained popularity in the East Asian country, as the folding screens were used in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. Later, artists elsewhere warmed to folding screens and sought to create their own.
In European countries such as France, where they were known as paravent, folding screens began to materialize in apartments in Paris, gaining favor with the likes of pioneering couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who is said to have accrued more than 30 and used them as a precursor to what we now know as wallpaper.
On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers, which, given their history, may do a better job of bringing people and cultures together in your home than sectioning off a space. Search by material to find options in metal, fabric or wood, or browse by style for mid-century modern designs and examples from the Art Deco era.





